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Upon the harp will I praise thee O God, my God. 

Ps. xliii. 4. 



Psalm CXIX. 



AMPLIFIED AND ILLUSTRATED BY 
OTHER SCRIPTURES. 



BY THE LATE 



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and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him." even so it is now. 
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opening many a sullen mind to "better feelings, and dispossessing many 
an evil spirit. 



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BRIEF NOTICE OF THE AUTHOR, 



The traveller in Eastern lands regards 
with peculiar interest the well at which 
preceding adventurers have drank; the tree 
or rock beneath whose shade they have re- 
clined, or the spot where they have suf- 
fered exposure or disasters. 

In the pilgrimage of life, there is some- 
thing quite analogous to this. We love to 
know what sources of strength and refresh- 
ment have been accessible to those who 
have gone before us, to linger around the 
place of their conflicts and triumphs, and to 



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NOTICE OF THE AUTHOR. 



gaze upon the monuments of their fidelity 
and constancy. If we can find a book which 
they have marked, or if we recognise a 
favourite hymn of their' s, or if we have 
access to the room to which they have 
been accustomed to resort for meditation 
and devotion, how naturally and strongly 
are our religious sympathies aw r akened 
thereby ! 

The diminutive volume the reader has 
now in hand possesses no inconsiderable 
measure of the interest to which we al- 
lude. It is simply a transcript from the 
Bible. The one hundred and nineteenth 
Psalm suggests the topics of meditation, 
and parallel or illustrative texts are se- 
lected from various parts of the sacred 
volume, to impress and enforce them. 

This useful and delightful task was 



NOTICE OF THE AUTHOR. 



vii 



self-imposed by the late Miss Susan Alii- 
bone, — a lady of such rare attainments in 
the Christian life, and especially of such 
exemplary submission to the will of God 
through a long period of weakness and 
suffering, that we cannot but regard with 
a sort of reverence such a memento of her 
spiritual taste and judgment. 

To encourage that most laudable and 
edifying practice of committing Scripture 
to memory, it may be mentioned that the 
portions of sacred truth which are cited 
in the following pages were brought from 
the storehouse of the author's memory, 
without the aid of a concordance or pa- 
rallel text-book. Her recollection of the 
words, as well as of the chapter and 
verse, was verified by others, and was 
rarely found at fault. Such a thorough 



viii NOTICE OF THE AUTHOR. 

knowledge of the teachings of the in- 
spired volume is a treasure as invaluable 
as it is rare. 

And it may add to the interest, if not 
the usefulness of the volume, to accom- 
pany it with a brief sketch of the author's 
character, drawn chiefly from the testi- 
mony of those who knew her most inti- 
mately. 

Miss Allibone was a Christian of the 
deepest spirituality. One more heavenly- 
minded is scarcely to be found. Her 
walk was that of Enoch; her anoint- 
iug was that of Aaron. It was impossi- 
ble to be in her chamber many moments 
without the consciousness that one was in 
the presence of a believer of extraordi- 
nary attainments in holiness. Truly 
might it be said of her, she was " full 



NOTICE OF THE AUTHOR. 



ix 



of faith and of the Holy Ghost" — a monu- 
ment of divine grace — a vessel of honour, 
that had been fitted to her Master's use. 
She was more than a polished stone — she 
was a pillar in the temple of God, adorn- 
ed and enriched with all the graces of 
the Spirit, showing forth the praises of 
Him who had blessed her with all spi- 
ritual blessings. 

She was wont to express the comfort 
she felt in having the merits of the 
Redeemer to depend on — his blood to 
cleanse, his righteousness to justify. She 
had evidently taken her station at the 
foot of the cross, and rested her hopes 
of acceptance and of eternal life on the 
finished work of the Redeemer. She 
seemed to believe unhesitatingly what- 
ever God had said in his word. There 



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NOTICE OF THE AU1HOR. 



was a directness in the going out of her 
mind to God's truth. She took hold of it 
as a child would take hold of the words 
of a faithful parent. She rested upon it ; 
it formed her whole character. 

It has often been remarked, that she 
was never long with others without say- 
ing a word for Christ, or showing her in- 
terest in their welfare. By word or by 
letter, by speaking or by writing, by 
sending a book or a tract, by one way or 
another, she appeared always employed 
in leading others to the Saviour. 

Her love was not a mountain torrent, 
dependent for its supply upon the melting 
snows, or the uncertain rain ; now brawl- 
ing, and foaming, and dashing along with 
inundating force, and now dried up to a 
little streamlet, scarce threading its sil- 



NOTICE OF THE AUTHOR. 



xi 



very way along the pebbly channel ; but 
a calm, majestic river, fed by unfailing 
well-springs, flowing on in an ever-widen- 
ing, ever-deepening current, with no bois- 
terous rapids, no refluent eddies ; giving 
verdure to all its banks, and ever reflect- 
ing heaven in its glassy bosom. 

Her zeal, too, was a well-directed zeal. 
She was wonderfully taught by the Holy 
Spirit how to speak a word in due season. 
Her conversation was always gentle and 
willing, and at the same time indicated 
culture and elegance of mind. She had 
the faculty of making all her acquire- 
ments, and the rich stores of information 
which she had derived from intercourse 
with others, tend to the benefit of souls. 
Hence, she was prepared to meet every 
variety of character and every condition 



Xli NOTICE OF THE AUTHOR. 

of spirituality. The thoughtless, she 
warned ; the tempted, she encouraged ; 
the wavering, she strove to confirm ; 
the inquiring sinner, she directed ; the 
mourner in Zion and the bruised and 
sorrowful, she comforted. 

Oh, how many will have cause to bless 
God through eternity for her bright ex- 
ample, her ardent zeal, and earnest pray- 
ers ! Her's was an active and useful life : 
it was a summer's sun, which shone early, 
brightly, beneficently. 

For several years after she was confined 
to her room, she received a class of boys 
into her chamber every Tuesday for men- 
tal and religious instruction; on Thurs- 
day, she had a similar class for girls ; and 
on Saturday afternoon, a crowd of chil- 
dren from every rank in life visited her 



NOTICE OF THE AUTHOR. Xiii 

room, repeated their previously-assigned 
verses or texts of Scripture, listened to the 
interesting narrative or instructive anec- 
dote, and then kneeled, while she sought 
a blessing on their young hearts. One 
who knew her most intimately, says: 
" Few in the full tide of physical power 
would have more incessantly yielded to 
the demands upon her time and thought, 
than she felt constrained to do by the 
master-principle of her soul. A half- 
finished letter, an attractive book, and 
(dearest and most prized of all) a season 
of quiet devotion, must be interrupted if 
a person, however uninteresting, — a little 
child even, — desired to see her about the 
state of their immortal souls. Thus has 
she been a living epistle, a daily reprover 
to the self-indulgent Christian, working 



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NOTICE OF THE AUTHOR. 



while it was day, fearful that the night of 
death might cast its eternal shadow upon 
the unreconciled in heart." 

She was pre-eminently a cheerful Chris- 
tian. She was a constant witness to all 
who saw her that it is a happiness, and 
not a burden, to serve God: that his 
" commandments are not grievous ;" that 
the ways of religion are ways of plea- 
santness, and its paths, paths of peace. 
She was like a sunbeam — bright herself, 
and making others bright. Of her apart- 
ment the same friend observes : " It was 
the brightest spot on earth. Blooming 
flowers and singing birds and rippling 
waters could not have produced upon the 
mind such impressions of softened de- 
light as a visit to that chamber, which 
contained a Christian, so long afflicted 



NOTICE OF THE AUTHOR. 



XV 



with physical suffering, and yet in the 
midst of all so patient, so cheerful, so 
happy. Oh, how often have I stood lin- 
gering upon the threshold of that room — 
after the parting word had been spoken- 
reluctant to leave a scene over which 
even angels, on their errands of love, 
must have paused with admiring joy!" 

"When, at the incipient stage of her 
disease, her physician told her that she 
might have to suffer for several months 
before she would get relief, she replied : 
u I do not contemplate the future with 
dread or anxiety. If suffering and pri- 
vation become conducive to my spiritual 
welfare, I should rather pray that they 
may be tenfold increased, than in the 
smallest degree mitigated." 

To a friend she writes, "I come all 



Xvi NOTICE OP THE AUTHOR. 

the time to Jesus as a poor helpless sin- 
ner, — and as one whom his mother com- 
forteth, so he comforts me; I bring to 
him the pain and weariness of an al- 
most exhausted frame, and realize that 
we have not an high-priest who can- 
not be touched with the feeling of our 
infirmities; and experience confirms my 
hope that he will never leave nor forsake 
me." And thus, all along her pathway 
until she entered the celestial city, we 
find her erecting these memorial pillars 
of God's mercy and her resignation. 

When at the last she began to fail, 
she hailed each symptom of decay as a 
token of God's gracious intention to take 
her to himself in glory; she felt that at 
length the time of her going home had 
come, and each passing hour gave evi- 



NOTICE OF THE AUTHOR. XVll 



denee of the increasing brilliancy of her 
hope, and the growing strength of her 
faith. 

To recount the hundred jewelled 
thoughts which she uttered, and which 
her many friends will ever retain in me- 
mory's casket, would be impossible. 
Next to prayer, her chief delight was to 
repeat, and hear repeated, texts of Scrip- 
ture. Her soul was an hungered and 
athirst after this bread of life and water 
of life; and she fed upon God's word 
with an avidity which showed the insatia- 
ble cravings of her heart. To one of her 
cousins, she said : "I cannot desire, with 
Archbishop Leighton, to die at an inn ; I 
should love to leave for heaven, surround- 
ed by my friends. If I did not hww in 
whom I have believed, my dying pillow 



Xviii NOTICE OF THE AUTHOR. 

would be thorny. I feel no anxiety, no 
doubt. I am perfectly safe in Christ. I 
have a certain confidence, though I con- 
stantly ask to be kept from presumption. 
How Christ is dishonoured by doubts and 
fears!" To one of her aunts, who stood 
watching her intense suffering, she re- 
marked: "I am very happy; I feel that 
Jesus is with me. I have no strength, no 
energy; he is my all and in all." When 
allusion was made to her expected disso- 
lution, she replied: "I have not yet re- 
ceived permission to pass over Jordan. I 
am just waiting, you know, until it 
comes; but," she added, with loving em- 
phasis, " my friends want to accom- 
pany me as far as possible into the 
stream." 

" Never shall I forget (says her pastor) 



NOTICE OF THE AUTHOR. 



xix 



my last interview with her in that cham- 
ber of death. Her radiant smile — her 
calm, jet heavenly joy — her words of 
peace and comfort — her felicitous quota- 
tions from the Bible — the unearthly eleva- 
tion of her thoughts — her waiting posture 
for the expected summons — her glowing 
love to the Redeemer, and her perfect as- 
surance of entering into the joy of her 
Lord, made an impression upon my mind 
too deeply graven for time to obliterate. 
I will not attempt to describe that death- 
scene. She died magnifying Jesus, and 
at about twelve o'clock on Friday noon, 
the twenty-second of September, (1854,) 
her ransomed soul ' passed through 
glory's morning gate, and walked in 
paradise.'" 



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NOTICE OF THE AUTHOR. 



" Gently, peacefully, luminously, ] 
bright spirit set in death. 

"As sets the morning star, 
Which goes not down behind the darkened West, 
Nor hides obscured, midst tempests of the sky, 
But melts away unto the light of heaven." 



PSALM CXIX. 
ILLUSTRATED BY THE SCMPTURES. 



ALEPH. 

1 Blessed are the undefiled in the 
way, who walk in the law of the Lord. 

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the 
counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way 
of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful : 

But his delight is in the law of the Lord ; and 
in his law doth he meditate day and night. 

And he shall be like a tree planted by the 
rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in 
his season : his leaf also shall not wither ; and 
whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. Psalm i. 1-3. 

Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and super- 
fluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the 
ingrafted word, which is able to save your souls. 

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers 
only, deceiving your own selves. James i. 21, 22. 

thou that art named the house of Jacob, is 

5 



6 



PSALM CXIX. ILLUSTRATED 



the Spirit of the Lord straitened ? are these his 
doings ? do not rny words do good to him that 
walketh uprightly ? Micah ii. 7. 

2 Blessed are they that keep his tes- 
timonies, and that seek him with the 
whole heart. 

The hand of our God is upon all them for good 
that seek him. Ezra viii. 22. 

The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to 
everlasting upon them that fear him, and his 
righteousness unto children's children ; 

To such as keep his covenant, and to those that 
remember his commandments to do them. Psalm 
ciii. 17, 18. 

My servant Caleb, because he had another spirit 
with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I 
bring into the land whereinto he went ; and his 
seed shall possess it. Num. xiv. 24. 

3 They also do no iniquity : they 
walk in his ways. 

Every man that has this hope in him, purifieth 
himself, even as he is pure. 1 John iii. 3. 

He that saith he abideth in him, ought himself 
also so to walk, even as he walked. 1 John ii. 6. 



BY THE SCRIPTURES. 



7 



4 Thou hast commanded us to keep 
thy precepts diligently. 

This is the love of God, that we keep his com- 
mandments. Uohn v. 3. 

5 that my ways were directed to 
keep thy statutes! 

Good and upright is the Lord : therefore will 
he teach sinners the way. Psalm xxv. 8. 

Teach me thy way, Lord ; I will walk in thy 
truth : unite my heart to fear thy name. Psalm 
lxxxvi. 11. 

6 Then shall I not be ashamed, 
when I have respect unto all thy com- 
mandments. 

There is therefore now no condemnation to them 
which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the 
flesh, but after the Spirit. Pom. viii. 1. 

Those things which ye have both learned, and 
received, and heard, and seen in me, do : and the 
God of peace shall be with you. Phil. iv. 9. 

Now the end of the commandment is charity, 
out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and 
of faith unfeigned. 1 Tim. i. 5. 



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PSALM CXIX. ILLUSTRATED 



7 I will praise thee with uprightness 
of heart, when I shall have learned thy 
righteous judgments. 

Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous ) 
and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. 
Psalm xxxii. 11. 

The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and 
shall trust in him ; and all the upright in heart 
shall glory. Psalm lxiv. 10. 

Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness 
for the upright in heart. Psalm xcvii. 11. 

8 I will keep thy statutes : for- 
sake me not utterly. 

I will cause him to draw near, and he shall ap- 
proach unto me ; for who is this that engaged his 
heart to approach unto me ? saith the Lord. 

And ye shall be my people, and I will be your 
God. Jer. xxx. 21, 22. 



BY THE SCRIPTURES. 



9 



BETH. 

9 Wherewith shall a young man 
cleanse his way? By taking heed 
thereto according to thy word. 

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, 
and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for cor- 
rection, for instruction in righteousness : 

That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly 
furnished unto all good works. 2 Tim. iii. 16, 17. 

I have written unto you, young men, because 
ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, 
and ye have overcome the wicked one. 1 John 
ii. 14. 

10 With my whole heart have 1 
sought thee : let me not wander from 
thy commandments. 

Ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall 
search for me with all your heart. Jer. xxix. 13. 

Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and 
the young men shall utterly fall. 

But they that wait upon the Lord, shall renew 
their strength; they shall mount up with wings 
as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they 
shall walk and not faint. Isa. xl. 30, 31. 
3 



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PSALM CXIX. ILLUSTRATED 



I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from 
whence conieth my help. 

My help cometh from the Lord, which made 
heaven and earth. 

He will not suffer my foot to be moved : he that 
keepeth thee will not slumber. 

Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither 
slumber nor sleep. 

The Lord is thy keeper : the Lord is thy shade 
upon thy right hand. 

The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the 
moon by night. 

The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil : he 
shall preserve thy soul. 

The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and thy 
coming in, from this time forth, and even forever- 
more. Psalm 121. 

11 Thy word have I hid in mine 
heart, that I might not sin against thee. 

The law of his God is in his heart ; none of 
his steps shall slide. Psalm xxxvii. 31. 

12 Blessed art thou, Lord : teach 
me thy statutes. 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord 



BY THE SCRIPTURES. 



11 



Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spi- 
ritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. 
Eph. i. 3. 

Teach me to do thy will ; for thou art my God : 
thy Spirit is good ; lead me unto the land of up- 
rightness. Psalm cxliii. 10. 

13 With my lips have I declared all 
the judgments of thy mouth. 

Thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy chil- 
dren, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in 
thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, 
and when thou liest down, and when thou riseth 
up. Deut. vi. 7. 

I will extol thee, my God, King ; and I will 
bless thy name forever and ever. 

Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise 
thy name forever and ever. 

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; 
and his greatness is unsearchable. 

One generation shall praise thy works to an- 
other, and shall declare thy mighty acts. 

I will speak of the glorious honour of thy ma- 
jesty, and of thy wondrous works. 

And men shall speak of the might of thy ter- 
rible acts ; and I will declare thy greatness. 



12 PSALM CXIX. ILLUSTRATED 



They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy 
great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteous- 
ness. Psalm cxlv. 1-7. 

14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy 
testimonies, as much as in all riches.. 

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, 
than much fine gold. Psalm xiv. 10. 

Wisdom is better than rubies : and all the things 
that may be desired are not to be compared to it. 
Prov. viii. 11. 

My sod, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide 
my commandments with thee ; 

So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom; 
and apply thine heart to understanding ; 

Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest 
up thy voice for understanding ; 

If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for 
her as for hid treasures ; 

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, 
and find the knowledge of God. Prov. ii. 1-5. 

15 I will mediate in thy precepts, 
and have respect unto thy ways. 

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy 
mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and 



BY THE SCRIPTURES. 



13 



night, that thou mayest observe to do according 
to all that is written therein ; for then shalt thou 
make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have 
good success. Josh. i. 8. 

16 I will delight myself in thy sta- 
tutes : I will not forget thy word. 

In God will I praise his word : in the Lord will 
I praise his word. Psalm lvi. 10. 



GIMEL. 

17 Deal bountifully with thy ser- 
vant, that I may live, and keep thy 
word. 

For this cause we also, since the day we heard 
it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that 
ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will, 
in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 

That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto 
all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, 
and increasing in the knowledge of God. Col. i. 
9, 10. 

Now the God of peace, that brought again from 

the dead, our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of 
3* 



14 PSALM CXIX. ILLUSTRATED 



the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting 
covenant, 

Make you perfect in every good work to do his 
will, working in you that which is well pleasing 
in his sight, through Jesus Christ ; to whom be 
glory forever and ever. Amen. Heb. xiii. 20, 21. 

18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may 
behold wondrous things out of thy 
law. 

The eyes of your understanding being enlight- 
ened ; that ye may know what is the hope of his 
calling, and what the riches of the glory of his in- 
heritance in the saints. Eph. i. 18. 

Then opened he their understanding, that they 
might understand the Scriptures. Luke xxiv. 45. 

God, who commanded the light to shine out of 
darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the 
light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the 
face of Jesus Christ. 2 Cor. iv. 6. 

19 I am a stranger in the earth: 
hide not thy commandments from me. 

These all died in faith, not having received the 
promises, but having seen them afar off, and were 
persuaded of them, and embraced them, and con- 



BY THE SCRIPTURES. 



15 



fessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on 
the earth. Heb. xi. 13. 

Dearly beloved, I beseech you, as strangers 
and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which 
war against the soul. 1 Pet. ii. 11. 

20 My soul breaketh for the longing 
that it hath unto thy judgments at all 
times. 

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so 
panteth my soul after thee, God. Psalm xlii. 1. 

I count all things but loss for the excellency 
of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord; for 
whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and 
do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, 

And be found in him, not having mine own 
righteousness, which is of the law, but that which 
is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness 
which is of God by faith : 

That I may know him, and the power of his 
resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, 
being made conformable unto his death ; 

If by any means I might attain unto the resur- 
rection of the dead. 

Not as though I had already attained, either 
were already perfect : but I follow after, if that 



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16 PSALM CXIX. ILLUSTRATED 

I may apprehend that for which also I am appre- 
hended of Christ Jesus. 

Brethren, 1 count not myself to have appre- 
hended : but this one thing I do, forgetting those 
things which are behind, and reaching forth unto 
those things which are before, 

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high 
calling of God in Christ Jesus. Phil. iii. 8-14. 

21 Thou hast rebuked the proud 
which are cursed, which do err from 
thy commandments. 

Thou shalt take up this proverb against the 
king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor 
ceased, the golden city ceased ! 

The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, 
and the sceptre of the rulers. 

He who smote the people in wrath with a con- 
tinual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, 
is persecuted, and none hindereth. 

The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet : they 
break forth into singing. 

Yea, the fir-trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars 
of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no 
feller is come up against us. 

Hell from beneath is moved for thee, to meet 
thee at thy coming : it stirreth up the dead for 



BY THE SCRIPTURES. 



17 



thee, even all the chief ones of the earth : it hath 
raised up from their thrones all the kings of the 
nations. 

All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art 
thou also become weak as we ? Art thou become 
like unto us ? 

Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and 
the noise of thy viols : the worm is spread under 
thee, and the worms cover thee. 

How art thou fallen from heaven, Lucifer, 
son of the morning ! how art thou cut down to 
the ground, which didst weaken the nations ! 

For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend 
into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the 
stars of God : I will sit also upon the mount of 
the congregation, in the sides of the north : 

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds ; 
I will be like the Most High. 

Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the 
sides of the pit. 

They that see thee shall narrowly look upon 
thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man 
that made the earth to tremble, that did shake 
kingdoms : 

That made the world as a wilderness, and de- 
stroyed the cities thereof : that opened not the 
house of his prisoners ? 



18 PSALM CXIX. ILLUSTRATED 



All the kings of the nations, even all of them, 
lie in glory, every one in his own house. 

But thou art cast out of thy grave like an 
abominable branch, and as the raiment of those 
that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that 
go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcass 
trodden under feet. 

Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, 
because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain 
thy people : the seed of evil-doers shall never be 
renowned. 

Prepare slaughter for his children for the ini- 
quity of their fathers ; that they do not rise, nor 
possess the land, nor fill the face of the world 
with cities. 

For I will rise up against them, saith the Lord 
of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and 
remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the Lord. 

I will also make it a possession for the bittern, 
and pools of water : and I will sweep it with the 
besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts. 

The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely 
as I have thought, so shall it come to pass ; and as 
I have purposed, so shall it stand. Isa. xiv. 4-24. 

Upon a set day, Herod, arrayed in royal ap- 
parel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration 
unto them. 



BY THE SCRIPTURES. 



19 



And the people gave a shout, saying. It is the 
voice of a god, and not of a man. 

And immediately the angel of the Lord smote 
him, because he gave not Grod the glory : and he 
was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. Acts 
xii. 21-23. 

22 Remove from me reproach and 
contempt; for I have kept thy testi- 
monies. 

Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither 
be thou envious against the workers of iniquity, 

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, 
and wither as the green herb. 

Trust in the Lord, and do good ; so shalt thou 
dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 

Delight thyself also in the Lord ; and he shall 
give thee the desires of thine heart. 

Commit thy way unto the Lord ; trust also in 
him ; and he shall bring it to pass. 

And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as 
the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. 

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright : 
for the end of that man is peace. 

But the transgressors shall be destroyed toge- 
ther : the end of the wicked shall be cut off. 



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But the salvation of the righteous is of the 
Lord : he is their strength in the time of trouble. 

And the Lord shall help them, and deliver 
them : he shall deliver them from the wicked, 
and save them, because they trust in him. Psalm 
xxxvii. 

23 Princes also did sit and speak 
against me : but thy servant did medi- 
tate in thy statutes. 

The Lord is my light and my salvation ; whom 
shall I fear ? the Lord is the strength of my life : 
of whom shall I be afraid ? 

When the wicked, even mine enemies and my 
foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they 
stumbled and fell. 

Though an host should encamp against me, 
my heart shall not fear : though war should rise 
against me, in this shall I be confident. 

One thing have I desired of the Lord, that 
will I seek after ; . that I may dwell in the house 
of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold 
the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his 
temple. 

For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in 
his pavilion : in the secret of his tabernacle shall 
he hide me ; he shall set me up upon a rock. 



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21 



And now shall mine head be lifted up above 
mine enemies round about me : therefore will I 
offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will 
sing, yea, I will siog praises unto the Lord, &c. 
&c. Psalm xxvii. 

24 Thy testimonies also are my de- 
light, and my counsellors. 

I delight in the law of God, after the inward 
man. Rom. vii. 22. 



DALETH. 

25 My soul cleave th unto the dust : 
quicken thou me according to thy word. 

I see another law in my members warring 
against the law of my mind, and bringing me 
into captivity to the law of sin which is in my 
members. 

wretched man that I am ! who shall deliver 
me from the body of this death ? 

1 thank God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Rom. vii. 23-25. 

26 I have declared my ways, and 

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thou heardest me : teach me thy sta- 
tutes. 

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just 
to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all 
unrighteousness. 1 John i. 9. 

I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine ini- 
quity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my 
transgressions unto the Lord ; and thou forgavest 
the iniquity of my sin. Psalm xxxii. 5. 

27 Make me to understand the way 
of thy precepts : so shall I talk of thy 
wondrous works. 

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wis- 
dom : a good understanding have all they who do 
his commandments : his praise endureth forever. 
Psalm cxi. 10. 

The preparations of the heart in man, and the 
answer of the tongue, is from the Lord. Prov. 
xvi. 1. , 

28 My soul melteth for heaviness : 
strengthen thou me according unto thy 
word. 

Fear thou not ) for I am with thee : be not dis- 
mayed 3 for I am thy Grod : I will strengthen 



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thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold 
thee with the right hand of my righteousness. 

For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right 
hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help 
thee. Isa. xli. 10, 13. 

I will not leave you comfortless : I will come 
to you. John xiv. 18. 

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God 
of all com for fc ; 

Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that 
we may be able to comfort them which are in any 
trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves 
are comforted of God. 2 Cor. i. 3, 4. 

Our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even 
our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given 
us everlasting consolation and good hope through 
grace, 

Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every 
good word and work. 2 Thess. ii. 16, 17. 

29 Remove from me the way of ly- 
ing : and grant me thy law graciously. 

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward 
parts : and in the hidden part thou shalt make 
me to know wisdom. Psalm li. 6. 



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Hear ; for I will speak of excellent things ; 
and the opening of my lips shall be right things. 

For my mouth shall speak truth : and wicked- 
ness is an abomination to my lips. Prov. viii. 
6, 7. 

30 I have chosen the way of truth ; 
thy judgments have I laid before me. 

Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy 
power. Psalm ex. 3. 

Keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk 
in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his com- 
mandments, and his judgments, and his testimo- 
nies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that 
thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and 
whithersoever thou turnest thyself. 1 Kings ii. 3. 

31 I have stuck unto thy testimo- 
nies : Lord, put me not to shame. 

All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth 
unto such as keep his covenant and his testimo- 
nies. Psalm xxv. 10. 

Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and 
doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, 
which built his house upon a rock : 

And the rain descended, and the floods came, 



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25 



and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; 
and it fell not : for it was founded upon a rock. 
Matt. vii. 24, 25. 

32 I will run the way of thy com- 
mandments, when thou shalt enlarge 
my heart. 

It is Grod which worketh in you both to will 
and to do of his good pleasure. Phil. ii. 13. 

I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, 

Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth 
is named, 

That he would grant you, according to the 
riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might 
by his Spirit in the inner man ; 

That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; 
that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 

May be able to comprehend with all saints 
what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and 
height ; 

And to know the love of Christ, which passeth 
knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the 
fulness of God. Eph. iii. 14-19. 



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HE. 

33 Teach me, Lord, the way of 
thy statutes ; and I shall keep it unto 
the end. 

The very God of peace sanctify you wholly; 
and I pray God your whole spirit, and soul, and 
body, be preserved blameless unto the coming of 
our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will 
do it. 1 Tkess. v. 23, 24. 

The anointing which ye have received of him 
abideth in you, and ye need not that any man 
teach you : but as the same anointing teacheth 
you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and 
even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. 
1 John ii. 27. 

34 Give me understanding, and I 
shall keep thy law; yea, I shall ob- 
serve it with my whole heart. 

The Lord giveth wisdom : out of his mouth 
cometh knowledge and understanding. 

He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous : 
he is a buckler to. them that walk uprightly. 
Prov. ii. 6, 7. 



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27 



If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of Grod, 
that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth 
not ; and it shall be given him. James i. 5. 

35 Make me to go in the path of 
thy commandments; for therein do I 
delight. 

Delight thyself also in the Lord ; and he shall 
give thee the desires of thine heart. Psalm 
xxx vii. 4. 

Blessed is the people that know the joyful 
sound : they shall walk, Lord, in the light of 
thy countenance. 

In thy name shall they rejoice all the day : and 
in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. Psalm 
lxxxix. 15, 16. 

36 Incline my heart unto thy testi- 
monies, and not to covetousness. 

I will give them an heart to know me, that I 
am the Lord : and they shall be my people, and I 
will be their God. Jer. xxiv. 7. 

Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, 
and ye shall be clean : from all your filthiness, 
and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. 

A new heart also will I give you, and a new 



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spirit will I put within you : and I will take away 
the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give 
you an heart of flesh. 

And I will put my Spirit within you, and 
cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall 
keep my judgments, and do them. Ezek. xxxvi. 
25-27. 

37 Turn away mine eyes from be- 
holding vanity ; and quicken thou me 
in thy way. 

Draw me, we will run after thee. Sol. Song 
i. 4. 

Blessed is the man whom thou ehoosest, and 
causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell 
in thy courts : we shall be satisfied with the good- 
ness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. Psalm 
lxv. 4. 

38 Establish thy word unto thy ser- 
vant, who is devoted to thy fear. 

The Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, 
and keep you from evil. 2 Thess. iii. 3. 

Being confident of this very thing, that he 
which hath begun a good work in you, will per- 
form it until the day of Jesus Christ. Phil. i. 6 



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29 



39 Turn away my reproach which 
I fear : for thy judgments are good. 

Who is he that will harm you, if ye be fol- 
lowers of that which is good ? 1 Pet. iii. 13. 

40 Behold, I have longed after thy 
precepts : quicken me in thy righteous- 
ness. 

Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. Psalm 
lxxxi. 10. 

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst 
after righteousness : for they shall be filled. 
Matt v. 6. 

As for me, I will behold thy face in righteous- 
ness : I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy 
likeness. Psalm xvii. 15. 



VAU. 

41 Let thy mercies come also unto 
me, Lord, even thy salvation, ac- 
cording to thy word. 

Incline your ear, and come unto me : hear, and 
your soul shall live ; and I will make an ever- 



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lasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies 
of David. Isa. lv. 3. 

To give knowledge of salvation unto his peo- 
ple, by the remission of their sins, 

Through the tender mercy of our God ; where- 
by the day-spring from on high hath visited us, 

To give light to them who sit in darkness and 
in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the 
way of peace. Luke i. 77-79. 

Let Israel hope in the Lord : for with the Lord 
there is mercy, and with him is plenteous re- 
demption. Psalm cxxx. 7. 

42 So shall I have wherewith to 
answer him that rej3roacheth me : for 
I trust in thy word. 

Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, 
the people in whose heart is my law ; fear ye not 
the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their 
revilings. 

For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, 
and the worm shall eat them like wool : but my 
righteousness shall be forever, and my salvation 
from generation to generation. Isa. li. 7, 8. 

Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ 
that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is 



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31 



even at the right hand of God, who also maketh 
intercession for us. Rom. viii. 34. 

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts : and 
be ready always to give an answer to every man 
that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in 
you, with meekness and fear. 1 Pet. iii. 15. 

43 And take not the word of truth 
utterly out of my mouth ; for I have 
hoped in thy judgments. 

keep my soul, and deliver me : let me not be 
ashamed ; for I put my trust in thee. 

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me ; for 
I wait on thee. Psalm xxv. 20, 21. 

The hope of the righteous shall be gladness. 
Prov. x. 28. 

Therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be 
gracious unto you, and therefore will he be ex- 
alted, that he may have mercy upon you : for the 
Lord is a God of judgment : blessed are all they 
that wait for him. Isa. xxx. 18. 

44 So shall I keep thy law con- 
tinually forever and ever. 

According to my earnest expectation, and my 
hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that 



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with all boldness, as always, so now also, Christ 
shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by 
life, or by death. Phil i. 20. 

Now unto him that is able to keep you from 
falling, and to present you faultless before the 
presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 

To the only wise G-od our Saviour, be glory and 
majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. 
Amen. Jude 24, 25. 

45 And I will walk at liberty : for 
I seek thy precepts. 

Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall 
make you free. 

If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye 
shall be free indeed. John viii. 32, 36. 

46 I will speak of thy testimo- 
nies also before kings, and will not 
be ashamed. 

Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, 
and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on 
the king of Syria, and not relied on the Lord thy 
God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria 
escaped out of thy hand. 

Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a 



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33 



huge host, with very many chariots and horse- 
men ? yet, because thou didst rely on the Lord, 
he delivered them into thy hand. 2 Chron. xvi. 
7, 8. 

Daniel answered and said before the king, Let 
thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to 
another; yet I will read the writing unto the 
king, and make known unto him the interpreta- 
tion. 

thou king, the most high God gave Nebu- 
chadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, 
and glory, and honour : 

And for the majesty that he gave him, all 
people, nations, and languages, trembled and 
feared before him: whom he would he slew; 
and whom he would he kept alive ; and whom he 
would he set up; and whom he would he put 
down. 

But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind 
hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly 
throne, and they took his glory from him : 

And he was driven from the sons of men; 

and his heart was made like the beasts', and his 

dwelling was with the wild asses : they fed 

him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet 

with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the 

most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, 
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and that lie appointeth over it whomsoever he 
will. 

And thou his son, Belshazzar, hast not hum- 
bled thine heart, though thou knewest all this ; 

But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of 
heaven ; and they have brought the vessels of his 
house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy 
wives, and thy concubines, have drunk win<? in 
them ; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, 
and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which 
see not, nor hear, nor know : and the God in 
whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy 
ways, hast thou not glorified. 

Then was the part of the hand sent from him : 
and this writing was written. 

And this is the writing that was written, 
MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHAKSIN. 

This is the interpretation of the thing : MENE : 
God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. 

TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, 
and art found wanting. 

PERES ; Thy kingdom is divided, and given 
to the Medes and Persians. Dan. v. 17-28. 

I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ : for 
it is the power of Grod unto salvation to every one 
that believeth ; to the J ew first, and also to the 
Greek. Rom, i. 16. 



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35 



47 And I will delight myself in thy 
commandments, which I have loved. 

Let all those that put their trust in thee re- 
joice : let them ever shout for joy, because thou 
defendest them : let them also that love thy name 
be joyful in thee. Psalm v. 11. 

Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that 
delighteth greatly in his commandments. Psalm 
cxii. 1. 

48 My hands also will I lift up 
unto thy commandments, which I have 
loved ; and I will meditate in thy sta- 
tutes. 

A wise man will hear, and will increase learn- 
ing; and a man of understanding shall attain 
unto wise counsels. Prov. i. 5. 

My son, keep my words, and lay up my com- 
mandments with thee. 

Keep my commandments, and live ; and my 
law as the apple of thine eye. 

Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon 
the table of thine heart. 

Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister ; and call 
understanding thy kinswoman. Prov. vii. 1-4. 

Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching 



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daily at ray gates, waiting at the posts of iny 
doors. Prov. viii. 34. 



ZAIN. 

49 Eemember the word unto thy 
servant, upon which thou hast caused 
me to hope. 

The word of the Lord is tried. Psalm xviii. 30. 

Hear my prayer, Lord, give ear to my sup- 
plications : in thy faithfulness answer me, and in 
thy righteousness. Psalm cxliii. 1. 

That by two immutable things, in which it was 
impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong 
consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold 
upon the hope set before us. Heb. vi. 18. 

50 This is iny comfort in my afflic- 
tion : for thy word hath quickened me. 

Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, 
Lord, and teachest him out of thy law. Psalm 
xciv. 12. 

Wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence : 
but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom 
giveth life to them that have it. Peel. vii. 12. 



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37 



51 The proud have had me greatly 
in derision : yet have I not declined 
from thy law. 

All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall 
suffer persecution. 2 Tim. iii. 12. 

So is the will of God, that with well-doing ye 
may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men. 
1 Pet. ii. 15. 

52 I remembered thy judgments of 
old, Lord : and have comforted my- 
self. 

I remember the days of old ; I meditate on all 
thy works ) I muse on the work of thy hands. 
Psalm cxliii. 5. 

Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have 
spoken in th.e name of the Lord, for an example 
of suffering affliction, and of patience. 

Behold, we count them happy which endure. 
Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have 
seen the end of the Lord ; that the Lord is very 
pitiful, and of tender mercy. James v. 10, 11. 

53 Horror hath taken hold upon 
me because of the wicked that forsake 
thy law. 



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The princes came to me, saying, The people of 
Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not 
separated themselves from the people of the 
lands, doing according to their abominations, even 
of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the 
Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the 
Egyptians, and the Amorites. 

For they have taken of their daughters for 
themselves, and for their sons : so that the holy 
seed have mingled themselves with the people of 
those lands : yea, the hand of the princes and 
rulers hath been chief in this trespass. 

And when I heard this thing, I rent my gar- 
ment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair 
of my head and of my beard, and sat down aston- 
ished. Ezra ix. 1-3. 

When the people saw what Paul had done, 
they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech 
of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in 
the likeness of men. 

And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, 
Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker. 

Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before 
their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the 
gates, and would have done sacrifice with the 
people. 

Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, 



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39 



heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among 
the people, crying out, 

And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things ? 
We also are men of like passions with you, and 
preach, unto you, that ye should turn from these 
vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, 
and earth, and the sea, and all things that are 
therein. Acts xiv. 11-15. 

54 Thy statutes have been my songs 
in the house of my pilgrimage. 

The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the 
tabernacles of the righteous. Psalm cxviii. 15. 

These all died in faith, not having received the 
promises, but having seen them afar off, and 
were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and 
confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims 
on the earth. 

For they that say such things declare plainly 
that they seek a country. Heb. xi. 13, 14. 

55 I have remembered thy name, 
Lord, in the night, and have kept thy 
law. 

Yet the Lord will command his loving-kindness 
in the day-time, and in the night his song shall 



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be with me, and ray prayer unto the God of my 
life. Psalm xlii. 8. 

At midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang 
praises unto God : and the prisoners heard them 
Acts xvi. 25. 

56 This I had, because I kept thy 
precepts. 

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth 
them, he it is that loveth me : and he that loveth 
me, shall be loved of my Father, and I will love 
him, and will manifest myself to him. 

If a man love me, he will keep my words : and 
my Father will love him, and we will come unto 
him, and make our abode with him. John xiv. 
21, 23. 



CHETH. * 

57 Thou art my portion, Lord : I 
have said that I would keep thy words. 

My beloved is mine, and I am his. Sol. Song 
ii. 16. 

The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; there- 
fore will I hope in him. Lam. iii. 24. 



BY THE SCRIPTURES. 



Whom have I in heaven but thee ? and there 
is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. 

My flesh and my heart faileth : but God is the 
strength of my heart, and my portion forever. 
Psalm lxxiii. 25, 26. 

58 I entreated thy favour with my 
whole heart : be merciful unto me ac- 
cording to thy word. 

He (Moses) said, I beseech thee, show me thy 
glory. 

And he said, I will make all my goodness pass 
before * thee, and I will proclaim the name of the 
Lord before thee ; and will be gracious to whom 
I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom 
I will shew mercy. Ex. xxxiii. 18, 19. 

And the Lord passed by before him, and pro- 
claimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and 
gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in good- 
ness and truth, 

Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving ini- 
quity and transgression, and sin, and that will by 
no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity 
of the fathers upon the children, and upon the 
children's children, unto the third and to the 
fourth generation. Ex. xxxiv. 6, 7. 



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59 I thought on my ways, and 
turned my feet unto thy testimonies. 

Have mercy upon me, God, according to thy 
loving-kindness : according unto the multitude of 
thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions, &c. 
Psalm li. 

Unto you first, God having raised up his Son 
Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away 
every one of you from his iniquities. Acts iii. 26. 

Him hath God exalted with his right hand to 
be a prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance 
to Israel, and forgivness of sins. Acts v. 31. 

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem 
us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a pe- 
culiar people, zealous of good works. Titus ii. 14. 

60 I made haste, and delayed not to 
keep thy commandments. 

If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do 
them. John xiii. 17. 

61 The bands of the wicked have 
robbed me : but I have not forgotten 
thy law. 

Riches and honour are with me ; yea, durable 
riches and righteousness. 



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43 



My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; 
and my revenue than choice silver. Prov. viii. 
18, 19. 

62 At midnight I will rise to give 
thanks unto thee because of thy right- 
eous judgments. 

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and 
fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joy- 
ful lips : 

When I remember thee upon my bed, and me- 
ditate on thee in the night watches. Psalm lxiii. 
5, 6. 

63 I am a companion of all them 
that fear thee, and of them that keep 
thy precepts. 

Then they that feared the Lord spake often one 
to another : and the Lord hearkened, and heard it : 
and a book of remembrance was written before him 
for them that feared the Lord, and that thought 
upon his name. Mai. iii. 16. 

my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou 
art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; 

But to thy saints that are in the earth, and to 
the excellent, in whom is all my delight. Psalm 
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We know that we have passed from death unto 
life; because we love the brethren. 1 John iii. 14. 

64 The earth, Lord, is full of thy 
mercy : teach me thy statutes. 

Bless the Lord, my soul; and all that is 
within me, bless his holy name. 

Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his 
dominion : bless the Lord, my soul. Psalm ciii. 

Bless the Lord, my soul, Lord my God, 
thou art very great ; thou art clothed with honour 
and majesty : 

Who coverest thyself with light as with a gar- 
ment : who stretchest out the heavens like a cur- 
tain : 

Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the 
waters : who maketh the clouds his chariot : who 
walketh upon the wings of the wind : 

Who maketh his angels spirits ; his ministers a 
flaming fire : 

Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it 
should not be removed forever. 

Lord how manifold are thy works ! in wisdom 
hast thou made them all : the earth is full of thy 
riches. 



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45 



;J< >|c He >fc ^ 

The glory of the Lord shall endure forever : 
the Lord shall rejoice in his works. 

Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, 
and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the 
Lord, my soul. Praise ye the Lord* Psalm civ. 



TETH. 

65 Thou hast dealt well with thy 
servant, Lord, according unto thy 
word. 

Ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, 
that not one thing hath failed of all the good things 
which the Lord your God spake concerning you; 
all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing 
hath failed thereof. Josh, xxiii. 14. 

Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto 
his people Israel, according to all that he pro- 
mised : there hath not failed one word of all his 
good promise, which he promised by the hand of 
Moses his servant. 1 Kings viii. 56. 

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, 

and to sing praises unto thy name, Most High : 

To show forth thy loving-kindness in the morn- 
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ing, and thy faithfulness every night. Psalm 
xcii. 1, 2. 

66 Teach me good judgment and 
knowledge : for I have believed thy 
commandments . 

Thou gavest also thy good Spirit to instruct 
them, and withheldest not thy manna from their 
mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst. 
JSTeh. ix. 20. 

What man is he that feareth the Lord? him 
shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. 
Psalm xxv. 12. 

I will instruct thee, and teach thee in the way 
which thou shalt go : I will guide thee with mine 
eye. Psalm xxxii. 8. 

67 Before I was afflicted I went 
astray; but now have I kept thy 
word. 

I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely 
purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin. 
Isa. i. 25. 

No chastening for the present seemeth to be 
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yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto 
them which are exercised thereby. Heb. xii. 11. 

68 Thou art good, and doest good : 
teach, rne thy statutes. 

Do thou for me, Q God the Lord, for thy 
name's sake : because thy mercy is good, deliver 
thou me. Psalm cix. 21. 

Thus saith the Lord thy Redeemer, the Holy 
One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which 
teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the 
way that thou shouldest go. Isa. xlviii. 17. 

69 The proud have forged a lie 
against me : but I will keep thy pre- 
cepts with my whole heart. 

Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast 
laid up for them that fear thee ; which thou hast 
wrought for them that trust in thee before the 
sons of men ! 

~ Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy pre- 
sence from the pride of man ; thou shalt keep 
them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of 
tongues. Psalm xxxi. 19, 20. 

70 Their heart is as fat as grease; 
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Some trust in chariots, and some in horses : but 
we will remember the name of the Lord our God. 
Psalm xx. 7. 

Lo, this is the man that made not God bis 
strength; but trusted in the abundance of his 
riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness. 

But I am like a green olive-tree in the house 
of God : I trust in the mercy of God forever and 
ever. Psalm Hi. 7, 8. 

71 It is good for me that I have 
been afflicted ; that I might learn thy 
statutes. 

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the 
day of adversity consider : God also hath set the 
one over against the .other, to the end that man 
should find nothing after him. Eccl. vii. 14. 

For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and 
scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. Heb. 
xii. 6. 

72 The law of thy mouth is better 
unto me than thousands of gold and 
silver. 

Wisdom is the principal thing, therefore get 
wisdom : and with all thy getting, get understand- 
ing. Prov. iv. 7. 



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The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure 
hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, 
he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth 
all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Matt. 
xiii. 44. 



JOD. 

73 Thy hands have made me and 
fashioned me : give me understand- 
ing, that I may learn thy command- 
ments. 

Bring my sons from far, and my daughters 
from the ends of the earth ; 

Even every one that is called by my name : for 
I have created him for my glory, I have formed 
him ) yea, I have made him. Isa. xliii. 6, 7. 

Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed 
thee from the womb, which will help thee ; Fear 
not, Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, 
whom I have chosen. 

For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, 
and floods upon the dry ground : I will pour my 
Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thy 
offspring. Isa. xliv. 2, 3. 

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Jesus unto good works, which God hath before or- 
dained that we should walk in them. Eph. ii. 10. 

74 They that fear thee will be glad 
when they see me; because I have 
hoped in thy word. 

When the brethren heard of us, they came to 
meet us as far as Appii-forum, and The Three 
Taverns \ whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, 
and took courage. Acts xxviii. 15. 

Let every one of us please his neighbour for his 
good to edification. Rom. xv. 2. 

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God 
of all comfort ; 

Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that 
we may be able to comfort them which are in any 
trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves 
are comforted of God. 2 Cor. i. 3, 4. 

From whom (Christ) the whole body fitly 
joined together and compacted by that which 
every joint supplieth, according to the effectual 
working in the measure of every part, maketh in- 
crease of the body unto the edifying of itself in 
love. Eph. iv. 16. 



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ments are right, and that thou in faith- 
fulness, hast afflicted me. 

He is the Rock, his work is perfect : for all his 
ways are judgment : a God of truth and without 
iniquity, just and right is he. Deut. xxxii. 4. 

He will not lay upon man more than right ; 
that he should enter into judgment with God, 
Job xxxiv. 23. 

If his children forsake my law, and walk not 
in my judgments; 

If they break my statutes, and keep not my 
commandments ; 

Then will I visit their transgression with the 
rod, and their iniquity with stripes. 
\ Nevertheless, my loving-kindness will I not 
utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness 
to fail. Psalm lxxxix. 30-33. 

As many as I love I rebuke and chasten : be 
zealous therefore, and repent. Rev. iii. 19. 

76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful 
kindness be for my comfort, according 
to thy word unto thy servant. 

As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I 
comfort you ; and ye shall be comforted in Jeru- 
salem. Isa. lxvi. 13. 



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To the Lord our God belong mercies and for- 
givenesses, though we have rebelled against hiin. 
Ban. ix. 9. 

I will not leave you comfortless : I will come 
to you. John xiv. 18. 

77 Let thy tender mercies come 
unto me, that I may live : for thy law 
is my delight. 

Let thy mercy, Lord, be upon us, according 
as we hope in thee. Psalm xxxiii. 22. 

But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your 
most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, 

Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for 
the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal 
life. Jude 20, 21. 

78 Let the proud be ashamed ; for 
they dealt perversely with me without 
a cause : but I will meditate in thy 
precepts. 

Let the lying lips be put to silence; which 
speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously 
against the righteous. Psalm xxxi. 18. 

Whoso hearken eth unto me shall dwell safely, 
and shall be quiet from fear of evil. Prov. i. 33. 



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79 Let those that fear thee turn 
unto me, and those that have known 
thy testimonies. 

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart : so 
doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty 
counsel. * 

IrQn sharpeneth iron : so a man sharpeneth the 
countenance of his friend. Prov. xxvii. 9 ; 17. 

Love the brotherhood. 1 Pet ii. 17. 

80 Let my heart be sound in thy 
statutes ; that I be not ashamed. 

The Lord make you to increase and abound in 
love one toward another, and toward all men, even 
as we do toward you ; 

To the end he may stablish your hearts un- 
blamable in holiness before God, even our Fa- 
ther, at the coming of our Lord J esus Christ with 
all his saints. 1 Thess. iii. 12, 13. 

And now, little children, abide in him; that 
when he shall appear we may have confidence, 
and not be ashamed before him at his coming 
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CAPH. 

81 My soul fainteth for thy salva- 
tion : but I hope in thy word. 

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen 
your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord. Psalm 
xxxi. 24. 

Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that 
fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy. 
Psalm xxxiii. 18. 

82 Mine eyes fail for thy word, say- 
ing, When wilt thou comfort me ? 

I will satiate the soul of the priests with fat- 
ness, and my people shall be satisfied with my 
goodness, saith the Lord. 

For I have satisfied the weary soul, and I have 
replenished every sorrowful soul. Jer. xxxi. 14, 
25. 

The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, 
to the soul that seeketh him. 

It is good that a man should both hope and 
quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord. Lam. 
iii. 25, 26. 

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in the smoke ; yet do I not forget thy 
statutes. 

My days are like a shadow that declineth ; and 
I am withered like grass. Psalm cii. 11. 

As dying, and behold we live; as chastened, 
and not killed ; 

As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, 
yet making many rich ; as having nothing, and 
yet possessing all things. 2 Cor. vi. 9, 10. 

s 

84 How many are the days of thy 
servant ? when wilt thou execute judg- 
ment on them that persecute me ? 

For we are strangers before thee, and sojourn- 
ers, as were all our fathers; our days on the 
earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding. 
1 Chron. xxix. 15. 

My days are swifter than a post : they flee 
away, they see no good. 

They are passed away as the swift ships : as the 
eagle that hasteth to the prey. Job ix. 25, 26. 

My times are in thy hand : deliver me from 
the hand of mine enemies, and from them that 
persecute me. Psalm xxxi. 15. 

So teach us to number our days, that we may 
apply our hearts unto wisdom. Psalm xc. 12. 



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85 The proud have digged pits for 
me, which are not after thy law. 

They have prepared a net for niy steps; my 
soul is bowed down : they have digged a pit be- 
fore me ; into the midst whereof they are fallen 
themselves. Psalm lvii. 6. 

86 All thy commandments are faith- 
ful; they persecute me wrongfully; 
help thou me. 

He shall cover thee with his feathers, and 
under his wings shalt thou trust : his truth shall 
be thy shield and buckler. Psalm xci. 4. 

Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been 
taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine 
both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. 
Titus i. 9. 

87 They had almost consumed me 
upon earth ; but I forsook not thy pre- 
cepts. 

When they (the elders of the church of Ephe- 
sus) were come to him, (Paul,) he said unto them, 
Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, 
after what manner I have been with you at all 
seasons, 



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Serving the Lord with, all humility of mind, 
and with many tears, and temptations, which be- 
fell me by the lying in wait of the J ews : 

And how I kept back nothing that was profit- 
able unto you, but have showed you, and have 
taught you publicly, and from house to house, 

Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the 
Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward 
our Lord J esus Christ. 

And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto 
Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall be- 
fall me there : 

Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every 
city, saying, that bonds and afflictions abide me. 

But none of these things move me, neither 
count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might 
finish my course with joy, and the ministry which 
I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the 
gospel of the grace of God. Acts xx. 18-24. 

Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good 
soldier of Jesus. 2 Tim. ii. 3. 

88 Quicken me after thy loving- 
kindness ; so shall I keep the testi- 
mony of thy mouth. 

The Lord give thee^ wisdom and understanding, 
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and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou 
mayest keep the law of the Lord thy God. 

Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to 
fulfil the statutes and judgments which the Lord 
charged Moses with concerning Israel : be strong, 
and of good courage : dread not, nor be dismayed. 
1 Chron. xxii. 12, 13. 

Turn you at my reproof ; behold I will pour 
out my Spirit unto you, I will make known my 
words unto you. Prov. i. 23. 

Awake, north wind \ and come, thou south ) 
blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may 
flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, 
and eat his pleasant fruits. Sol. Song iv. 16. 



LAMED. 

89 Forever, Lord, thy word is 
settled in heaven. 

The counsel of the Lord standeth forever, the 
thoughts of his heart to all generations. Psalm 
xxxiii. 11. 

Lord, thou art my God ) I will exalt thee, I 
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ful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and 
truth. Isa. xxv. 1. 

90 Thy faithfulness is unto all gene- 
rations : thou hast established the earth, 
and it abideth. 

Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is 
God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant 
and mercy with them that love him and keep his 
commandments to a thousand generations. Deut. 
vii. 9. 

Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast 
made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their 
host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the 
seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest 
them all ; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee. 
Neli. ix. 6. 

91 They continue this day according 
to thine ordinances: for all are thy 
servants. 

While the earth remaineth, seed-time and har- 
vest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, 
and day and night, shall not cease. Gen. viii. 22. 
v Praise ye him, sun and moon : praise him, all 
ye stars of light. 



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Praise him, ye heaven of heavens, and ye waters 
that he above the heavens. 

Let them praise the name of the Lord; for he 
commanded, and they were created. 




He hath also established them forever and ever; 
he hath made a decree which shall not pass. 

Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons and 
all deeps : 

Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind 
fulfilling his word. Psalm cxlviii. 3-8. 

92 Unless thy law had been my de- 
lights, I should then have perished in 
mine affliction. 

I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the 
goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. 
Psalm xxvii. 13. 

Whatsoever things were written aforetime, were 
written for our learning, that we through patience 
and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. 
Rom. xv. 4. 

93 I will never forget thy precepts : 
for with them thou hast quickened me. 

My son, attend to my words ; incline thine ear 
unto my sayings. 



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For they are life unto those that find them, and 
health to all their flesh. Prov. iv. 20, 22. 

For the commandment is a lamp ; and the law 
is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way 
of life. Prov. vi. 23. 

I know that his commandment is life everlast- 
ing. John xii. 50. 

94 I am thine, save me ; for I have 
sought thy precepts. 

And commanded Judah to seek the Lord God 
of their fathers, and to do the law and the com- 
mandment. 2 Ohron. xiv. 4. 

Know that the Lord hath set apart him that is 
godly for himself : the Lord will hear when I call 
unto him. Psalm iv. 3. 

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord ? 
and who shall stand in his holy place ? 

He that hath clean hands and a pure heart; 
who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor 
sworn deceitfully. 

He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, 
and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 

This is the generation of them that seek him, 

that seek thy face, Jacob. Psalm xxiv. 3-8. 
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95 The Tricked have waited for me 
to destroy me : but I will consider thy 
testimonies. 

The fear of the Lord tendeth to life : and he 
that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be 
visited with evil. Prov. xix. 23. 

96 I have seen an end of all perfec- 
tion : but thy commandment is exceed- 
ing broad. 

I have seen all the works that are done under 
the sun : and behold, all is vanity and vexation of 
spirit. EccL i. 14. 

Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far 
as light excelleth darkness. EccL ii. 13. 

The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the 
soul : the testimony of the Lord is sure, making 
wise the simple. 

The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the 
heart : the commandment of the Lord is pure, en- 
lightening the eyes. 

The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever: 
the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous 
altogether. 

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much fine gold : sweeter also than honey and the 
honey-comb. 

Moreover, by them is thy servant warned : and 
in keeping of them there is great reward. Psalm 
xix. 7-11. 



MEM. 

97 Oh how love I thy law! it is my 
meditation all the day. 

Through desire, a man, having separated him- 
self, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. 
Prov. xviii. 1. 

Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly 
to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. 
1 Tim. iv. 15. 

98 Thou through thy command- 
ments hast made me wiser than mine 
enemies : for they are ever with me. 

Evil men understand not judgment : but they 
that seek the Lord understand all things. Prov. 
xxviii. 5. 

The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed 
and taken ; lo, they have rejected the word of the 
Lord; and what wisdom is in them ? Jer. viii. 9. 



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Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man 
glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man 
glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in 
his riches : 

But let him that glorieth, glory in this, that he 
understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the 
Lord which exercise loving-kindness, judgment, 
and righteousness, in the earth : for in these 
things I delight, saith the Lord. Jer. ix. 23, 24. 

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of 
the wise, and will bring to nothing the under- 
standing of the prudent. 

Where is the wise ? where is the scribe ? where 
is the disputer of this world ? hath not God made 
foolish the wisdom of this world ? 

For after that in the wisdom of God the world 
by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the 
foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. 

For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks 
seek after wisdom : , 

But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews 
a stumbling-block, and unto the Greeks foolish- 
ness ; 

But unto them which are called, both Jews and 
Greeks, Christ, the power of God, and the wisdom 
of God. 

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men ; and the weakness of God is stronger than 
men. 

For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not 
many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, 
not many noble are called : 

But God hath chosen the foolish things of the 
world to confound the wise ; and God hath chosen 
the weak things of the world to confound the 
things which are mighty. 

And base things of the world, and things which 
are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things 
which are not, to bring to nought things that are : 

That no flesh should glory in his presence. 

But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God 
is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and 
sanctification, and redemption : 

That, according as it is written, He that glori- 
eth, let him glory in the Lord. 1 Cor. i. 19-31, 

99 I have more understanding than 
all my teachers : for thy testimonies 
are my meditation. 

Wisdom strengthened the wise more than ten 
mighty men which are in the city. JEccl. viii. 19. 

We have received, not the spirit of the world; 
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know the things that are freely given to us of 
God. 1 Cor. ii. 12. 

I neither received it of man, neither was I 
taught it, hut by the revelation of Jesus Christ. 
Gal i. 12. 

100 I understand more than the 
ancients, because I keep thy precepts. 

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wis- 
dom : and the knowledge of the holy is under- 
standing. Prov. ix. 10. 

The light of the body is the eye : if therefore 
thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full 
of light. Matt. vi. 22. 

If any man will do his will, he shall know of 
the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I 
speak of myself. John vii. 17. 

101 I have refrained my feet from 
every evil way, that I might keep thy 
word. 

Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy 
ways be established. Prov. iv. 26. 

Herein do I exercise myself, to have always a 
conscience void of offence toward God, and to- 
ward men. Acts xxiv. 16. 



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102 I have not departed from thy 
Judgments : for thou hast taught me. 

As for me, this is my covenant with them, 
saith the Lord : My Spirit that is upon thee, and 
my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall 
not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth 
of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's 
seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and forever. 
Isa. lix. 21. 

It is written in the prophets, And they shall 
be all taught of God. Every man therefore that 
hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, 
cometh unto me. John vi. 45. 

Having therefore obtained help of God, I con- 
tinue unto this day, witnessing both to small and 
great, saying none other things than those which 
the prophets and Moses did say should come. 
Acts xxvi. 22. 

103 How sweet are thy words unto 
my taste ! yea, sweeter than honey to 
my mouth. 

My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; 
and the honey-comb, which is sweet to thy taste : 
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soul : when thou hast found it, then there shall 
be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut 
off. Prov. xxiv. 13, 14. 

Thy words were found, and I did eat them ; 
and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing 
of mine heart : for I am called by thy name, 
Lord God of hosts. Jer. xv. 16. 

104 Through thy precepts I get 
understanding : therefore I hate every 
false way. 

Sanctify them through thy truth : thy word is 
truth. John xvii. 17. 

The wisdom that is from above is first pure, 
then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, 
full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, 
and without hypocrisy. James iii. 17. 



NUN. 

105 Thy word is a lamp unto my 
feet, and a light unto my path. 

send out thy light and thy truth : let them 
lead me ) let them bring me unto thy holy hill, 
and to thy tabernacles. Psalm xliii. 3. 



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To the law and to the testimonies : if they 
speak not according to this word, it is because 
there is no light in them. Isa. viii. 20. 

106 I have sworn, and I will per- 
form it, that I will keep thy righteous 
judgments. 

The king stood by a pillar, and made a cove- 
nant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and 
to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, 
and his statutes, with all their heart, and with all 
their soul, to perform the words of this covenant 
that were written in this book. And all the peo- 
ple stood to the covenant. 2 Kings xxiii. 3. 

And the rest of the people, the priests, the 
Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, 
and all they that had separated themselves from 
the people of the lands unto the law of God, 
their wives, their sons, and their daughters, 
every one having knowledge, and having under- 
standing; 

They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and 
entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in 
God's law, which was given by Moses the servant 
of God, and to observe and do all the command- 
ments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments, 

and his statutes. JVeh. x. 28, 29. 

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Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God. Psalm 
lxxvi. 11. 

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not 
to pay it 5 for he hath no pleasure in fools : pay 
that which thou hast vowed. 

Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than 
that thou shouldest vow and not pay. Eccl. v. 
4, 5. 

107 I am afflicted very much : 
quicken me. Lord, according unto 
thy word. 

Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I 
may continually resort : thou hast given com- 
mandment to save me; for thou art my rock and 
my fortress. 

Thou, which hast showed me great and sore 
troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring 
me up again from the depths of the earth. Psalm 
lxxi. 3, 20. 

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me ; ' be- 
cause the Lord hath anointed me to preach good 
tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind 
up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the 
captives, and the opening of the prison to then; 
that are bound; 

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and the day of vengeance of our God ; to comfort 
all that mourn. Isa. lxi. 1, 2. 

108 Accept, I beseech thee, the free- 
will-offerings of my mouth, Lord, 
and teach me thy judgments. 

I will praise the name of God with a song, and 
will magnify him with thanksgiving. 

This also shall please the Lord better than an 
ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs. Psalm 
lxix. 30, 31. 

Many nations shall come, and say, Come, and 
let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to 
the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach 
us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths : for 
the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the 
Lord from Jerusalem. Micah iv. 2. 

By him (Christ) therefore let us offer the sacri- 
fice of praise to God continually, that is the fruit 
of our lips, giving thanks to his name. Heb. 
xiii. 15. 

Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual 
house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual 
sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. 

Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, 
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shew forth the praises of Hirn who hath called 
you out of darkness into his marvellous light. 
1 Pet. ii. 5, 9. 

109 My soul is continually in my 
hand : yet do I not forget thy law. 

When Daniel knew that the writing was signed, 
he went into his house ; and his windows being 
open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled 
upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and 
gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. 
Dan. vi. 10. 

110 The wicked have laid a snare 
for me : yet I erred not from thy pre- 
cepts. 

If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to 
deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he 
will deliver us out of thy hand, king. 

But if not, be it known unto thee, king, 
that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the 
golden image which thou hast set up. Dan. iii. 
17, 18. 

They (the rulers) called them, and commanded 
them not to speak at all, nor teach in the name 
of Jesus. 



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But Peter and John answered and said unto 
them, Whether it be right in the sight of God, to 
hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye, 

For we cannot but speak the things which we 
have seen and heard. Acts iv. 18-20. 

The angel of the Lord by night opened the 
prison-doors, and brought them (the apostles) 
forth, and said, 

Go, stand and speak in the temple to the peo- 
ple all the words of this life. 

And when they heard that, they entered into 
the temple early in the morning and taught. But 
the high-priest came, and they that were with 
him, and called the council together, and all the 
senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the 
prison to have them brought. 

But when the officers came, and found them 
not in the prison, they returned, and told, 

Saying, The prison truly found we shut with 
all safety, and the keepers standing without be- 
fore the doors : but when we had opened we 
found no man within. 

Now when the high-priest, and the captain of 
the temple, and the chief priests heard these 
things, they doubted of them whereunto this would 
grow. 

Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, 

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the men whom ye put in prison, are standing in 
the temple, and teaching the people. 

Then went the captain with the officers, and 
brought them without violence : for they feared 
the people, lest they should have been stoned. 

And when they had brought them, they set 
them before the council : and the high-priest 
asked them, 

Saying, Did not we strictly command you, that 
ye should not teach in this name ? and behold, ye 
have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and in- 
tend to bring this man's blood upon us. 

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and 
said, We ought to obey God rather than men. 
Acts v. 19-29. 

Ill Thy testimonies have I taken 
as an heritage forever : for they are the 
rejoicing of my heart. 

I led in the way of righteousness, in the midst 
of the paths of judgment : 

That I may cause those that love me to inherit 
substance ; and I will fill their treasures. Prov. 
viii. 20, 21. 

Wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability 
of thy times, and strength of salvation : the fear 
of the Lord is his treasure. Isa. xxxiii. 6. 



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112 I have inclined mine heart to 
perform thy statutes always, even unto 
the end. 

Thy servant (Solomon) is in the midst of thy 
people which thou hast chosen, a great people 
that cannot be numbered nor counted for mul- 
titude. • V 

Give therefore thy servant an understanding 
heart to judge thy people, that I may discern be- 
tween good and bad: for who is able to judge this 
thy so great a people ? 1 Kings iii. 8, 9. 

Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed 
on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye 
my disciples indeed. John viii. 31. 

Thou, man of God, flee these things; and 
follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, 
patience, meekness. 

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on 
eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and 
hast professed a good profession before many 
witnesses. 

I give thee charge in the sight of God, who 
quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, 
who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good con- 
fession ; 

That thou keep this commandment without 



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spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our 
Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Tim. iv. 11-14. 



SAMECH. 

113 I hate vain thoughts: but thy 
law do I love. 

If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature : 
old things are passed away ; behold, all things are 
become new. 2 Cor. v. 17. 

The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but 
mighty through God to the pulling down of strong 
holds. 

Casting down imaginations, and every high 
thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge 
of God, and bringing into captivity every thought 
to the obedience of Christ. 2 Cor. x. 4, 5. 

114 Thou art my hiding-place and 
my shield : I hope in thy word. 

The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety 
by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day 
long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders. 

The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath 
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the enemy from before thee; and shall say, De- 
stroy them. 

Happy art thou, Israel : who is like unto 
thee, people saved by the Lord, the shield of 
thy help, and who is the sw.ord of thy excellency ! 
and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; 
and thou shalt tread upon their high places. 
Deut. xxxiii. 12, 27, 29. 

Whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be 
safe. Prov. xxix. 25. 

115 Depart from me, ye evil cloers : 
for I will keep the commandments of 
my God. 

Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, 
and Joshua the son of Jozadak, and began to 
build the house of God which was at Jerusalem : 
Ezra v. 2. 

[Tatnai the governor writes to King Darius to 
prevent it ; Darius answers,] 

Now therefore, Tatnai, (and others,) be ye far 
from thence. 

Let this work of this house of God alone. 

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Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to 
the elders of these Jews for the building of this 
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the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses 
be given unto these men, that they be not hin- 
dered. 

2>C ^ Jfc * 5?S 

And they builded, and finished it, according to 
the commandment of the God of Israel, and ac- 
cording to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, 
and Artaxerxes, king of Persia. 

And this house was finished on the third day 
of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year 
of the reign of Darius the king. Ezra vi. 6-15. 

I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am 
doing a great work, so that I cannot come down : 
why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and 
come down to you? Neh. vi. 3. 

116 Uphold me according unto thy 
word, that I may live : and let me not 
be ashamed of my hope. 

J udge me, Lord ; for I have walked in mine 
integrity : I have trusted also in the Lord; there- 
fore I shall not slide. Psalm xxvi. 1. 

My soul folio weth hard after thee : thy right 
hand upholdeth me. Psalm lxiii. 8. 

I am continually with thee : thou hast holden 
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Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and 
afterward receive me to glory. Psalm lxxiii. 
23, 24. 

Thou shalt know that I am the Lord; for 
they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. 
Isa. xlix. 23. 

I give unto them eternal life ; and they shall 
never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of 
my hand. 

My Father, which gave them me, is greater 
than all ; and none is able to pluck them out of 
my Father's hand. John x. 28, 29. 

117 Hold thou me up ? and I shall 
be safe : and I will have respect unto 
thy statutes continually. 

Thou hast delivered my soul from death : will 
not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may 
walk before God in the light of the living ? 
Psalm lvi. 13. 

bless our God, ye people, and make the voice 
of his praise to be heard : 

Which holdeth our soul in life and suffereth not 
our feet to be moved. Psalm lxvi. 8, 9. 

Surely, shall one say, In the Lord have I 
righteousness and strength ! Isa. xlv. 24. 



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118 Thou hast trodden down all 
them that do err from thy statutes : for 
their deceit is falsehood. 

Samuel also said unto Saul, The Lord sent me 
to anoint thee to be king over his people, over 
Israel : now therefore hearken thou unto the voice 
- of the words of the Lord. 

And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return 
with thee : for thou hast rejected the word of the 
Lord, and the Lord hath rejected thee from being 
king over Israel. 1 Sam. xv. 1, 26. 

Then said Saul unto his armour-bearer, Draw 
thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest 
these uncircumcised come and thrust me through 
and abuse me. But his armour-bearer would not ; 
for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a 
sword and fell upon it. 

And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was 
dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died 
with him. 1 Sam. xxxi. 4, 5. 

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he 
had prepared for Mordecai. Esth. vii. 10. 

A certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira 
his wife, sold a possession, 

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being privy to it,) and brought a certain part, 
and laid it at the apostles' feet. 

But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled 
thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep 
back part of the price of the land ? 

While it remained, was it not thine own ? and 
after it was sold, was it not in thine own power ? 
why hast thou conceived this thing in thine 
heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto 
God. 

And Ananias hearing these words, fell down, 
and gave up the ghost. And great fear came on 
all them that heard these things. 

And the young men arose, wound him up, and 
carried him out, and buried him. 

And it was about the space of three hours 
after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, 
came in. 

And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether 
ye sold the land for so much? And she said, 
Yea, for so much. 

Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye 
have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the 
Lord ? behold the feet of them which have buried 
thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee 
out. 

Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and 
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yielded up the ghost. And the young men canie 
in, and found her dead, and carrying her forth, 
buried her by her husband. Acts v. 1-10. 

119 Thou puttest away all the 
wicked of the earth like dross : there- 
fore I love thy testimonies. 

Then sang Moses and the children of Israel 
this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I 
will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed 
gloriously ; the horse and his rider hath he thrown 
into the sea. 

i The Lord is my strength and song, and he is 
become my salvation : he is my God, and I will 
prepare him a habitation ; my father's God, and I 
will exalt him. 

The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his 
name. 

Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast 
into the sea : his chosen captains also are drowned 
in the Red sea. 

The depths have covered them : they sank into 
the bottom as a stone. 

Thy right hand, Lord, is become glorious in 
power : thy right hand, Lord, hath dashed in 
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And in the greatness of thine excellency thou 
hast overthrown them that rose up against thee : 
thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed 
them as stubble. 

And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters 
were gathered together, the floods stood upright 
as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the 
heart of the sea. 

The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, 
I will divide the spoil : my lust shall be satisfied 
upon them ; I will draw my sword, mine hand 
shall destroy them. 

Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered 
them : they sank as lead in the mighty waters. 

Who is like unto thee, Lord, among the 
gods ? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fear- 
ful in praises, doing wonders ? 

Thou stretchedst out thy right hand ; the earth 
swallowed them. 

Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people 
which thou hast redeemed : thou hast guided 
them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation. 

The people shall hear, and be afraid: sor- 
row shall take hold on the inhabitants of Pales- 
tina. 

Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the 
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upon them ; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall 
melt away. 

Fear and dread shall fall upon them ; by the 
greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a 
stone ; till thy people pass over, Lord, till the 
people pass over, which thou hast purchased. 

Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in 
the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, 
Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell 
in; in the sanctuary, Lord, which thy hands 
have established. 

The Lord shall reign forever and ever. 
- For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his cha- 
riots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the 
Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon 
them : but the children of Israel went on dry land 
in the midst of the sea. Ex. xv. 1-19. 

They are exalted for a little while, but are gone 
and brought low ; they are taken out of the way 
as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of 
corn. Job xxiv. 24. 

Behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an 
oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do 
wickedly, shall be stubble : and the day that 
cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of 
hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor 
branch. Mai. iv. 1. 



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120 My flesh trembleth for fear of 
thee; and I am afraid of thy judg- 
ments. 

Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst 
humble thyself before God when thou hearclest 
his words against this place, and against the in- 
habitants thereof, and humblest thyself before me ; 
and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; 

1 have even heard thee also, saith the Lord. 

2 Chron. xxxiv. 27. 

To this man will I look, even to him that is 
poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my 
word. Isa. lxvi. 2. 

I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and 
there remained no strength in me : for my come- 
liness was turned in me into corruption, and I re- 
tained no strength. 

Yet heard I the voice of his words : and when 
I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a 
deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the 
ground. 

And behold, an hand touched me, which set 
me upon my knees and upon the palms of my 
hands, 

And he said unto me, Daniel, a man greatly 
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thee, and stand upright : for unto thee am I now 
sent. And when he had spoken this word unto 
me, I stood trembling. Dan. x. 8-11. 



121 I have done judgment and 
justice : leave me not to mine op- 
pressors. 

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the 
wicked shall be silent in darkness. 1 Sam. ii. 9. 

He that walketh righteously, and speaketh up- 
rightly ) he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, 
that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, 
that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and 
shutteth his eyes from seeing evil ; 

He shall dwell on high : his place of defence 
shall be the munitions of rocks : bread shall be 
given him ; his waters shall be sure. Isa. xxxiii. 
15, 16. 

122 Be surety for thy servant for 
good : let not the proud oppress me. 

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing 
of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord ; I 



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will set him in safety from him that puffeth at 
him. Psalm xii. 5. 

Behold, they shall surely gather together, but 
not by me : whosoever shall gather together 
against thee shall fall for thy sake. 

No weapon that is formed against thee shall 
prosper ; and every tongue that shall rise against 
thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is 
the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and 
their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord. 
Isa. liv. 15, 17. 

I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee ? 
to hurt thee. Acts xviii. 10. 

123 Mine eyes fail for thy salva- 
tion, and for the word of thy right- 
eousness. 

Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him j 
that glory may dwell in our land. 

Mercy and truth are met together; righteous- 
ness and peace have kissed each other. 

Truth shall spring out of the earth ; and right- 
eousness shall look down from heaven. 

Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good; 
and our land shall yield her increase. 

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set us in the way of his steps. Psalm Ixxxv. 
9-13. 

The Lord is good unto them that wait for hinx 
to the soul that seeketh him. Lam. iii. 25. 

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in 
mercy ; break up your fallow ground : for it is 
time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain 
righteousness upon you. Hosea x. 12. 

124 Deal with thy servant according 
unto thy mercy, and teach me thy 
statutes. 

Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy 
throne : mercy and truth shall go before thy face, 
Psalm lxxxix. 14. 

I will betroth thee unto me forever ; yea, I will 
betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in 
judgment, and in loving-kindness, and in mercies. 

And I will sow her unto me in the earth; 
and I will have mercy upon her that had not ob- 
tained mercy; and I will say to them which 
were not my people, Thou art my people; and 
they shall say, Thou art my God. Hosea ii. 
19, 23. 



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derstanding, that I may know thy tes- 
timonies. 

He (Solomon) said, Lord God of Israel, there 
is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth 
beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with 
thy servants that walk before thee with all their 
heart. 1 Kings viii. 23. 

Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy 
glory unto their children. Psalm xc. 16. 

126 It is time for thee, Lord, to 
work : for they have made void thy 
law. 

Have respect unto thy covenant : for the dark 
places of the earth are full of the habitations of 
cruelty. 

Forget not the voice of thine enemies : the tu- 
mult of those that rise up against thee increaseth 
continually. Psalm Ixxiv. 20, 23. 

Sennacherib, king of Assyria, invades Israel 
twice ; the first time hears a rumour and returns ; 
the second time his army is destroyed by an angel. 
Isa. xxxvL and xxxvii. 

127 Therefore I love thy command- 
ments above gold; yea, above fine gold. 

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How much better is it to get wisdom than 
and to get understanding, rather to be chosen than 
silver ! Prov. xvi. 16. 

128 Therefore I esteem all thy pre- 
cepts concerning all things to be right; 
and I hate every false way. 

Thou earnest down also upon mount Sinai, and 
spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them 
right judgments and truelaws, good statutes and 
commandments. Neh. ix. 13. 

I will sing of mercy and judgment : unto thee, 
Lord, will I sing. 

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. 
when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk 
„ within my house with a perfect heart. 

I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes : I 
hate the work of them that turn aside ; it shall not 
cleave to me. 

A froward heart shall depart from me : I will 
not know a wicked person. 

Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him 
will I cut off : him that hath a high look and a 
proud heart will not I suffer. 

Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, 
that they may dwell with me : he that walketh in 
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He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within 
my house : he that telleth lies shall not tarry in 
my sight. 

I will early destroy all the wicked of the land ; 
that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city 
of the Lord. Psalm ci. 

This I pray, that your love may abound more 
and more in knowledge and in all judgment; 

That ye may approve things that are excellent; 
that ye may be sincere and without offence till the 
day of Christ. Phil i. 9, 10. 

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, 
whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things 
are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever 
things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good 
report ; if there be any virtue, and if there be any 
praise, think on these things. Phil. iv. 8. 



PE. 

129 Thy testimonies are wonderful: 
therefore doth my soul keep them. 

Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; 
thy judgments are a great deep. Psalm xxxvi. 6. 
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things ? prudent, and he shall know them ? for 
the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall 
walk in them. Hosea xiv. 9. 

130 The entrance of thy words 
giveth light; it giveth understanding 
unto the simple. 

In that day shall the deaf hear the words of the 
book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of ob- 
scurity, and out of darkness. 

The meek also shall increase their joy in the 
Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the 
Holy One of Israel. Isa. xxix. 18, 19. 

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I 
thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, 
that thou hast hid these things from the wise and 
prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes : even 
so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight. 
Luke x. 21. 

As new-born babes, desire the sincere milk of 
the word, that ye may grow thereby. 1 Peter 
ii. 2. 

131 I opened my mouth, and pant- 
ed : for I longed for thy command- 
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He satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the 
hungry soul with goodness. Psalm cvii. 9. 

Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him 
that hath it. Prov. xvi. 22. 

With joy shall ye draw water out of the wells 
of salvation. Isa. xii. 3. 

132 Look thou upon me ? and be 
merciful unto me, as thou usest to do 
unto those that love thy name. 

Yea, he loved the people ; all his saints are in 
thy hand : and they sat down at thy feet; every 
one shall receive of thy words. Deut. xxxiii. 3. 

Remember me, Lord, with favour that thou 
bearest unto thy people : visit me with thy sal- 
vation ; 

That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I 
may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I 
may glory with thine inheritance. Psalm cvi. 4, 5, 

133 Order my steps in thy word : 
and let not any iniquity have dominion 
over me. 

He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for 

his name's sake. Psalm xxiii. 3. 

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See if there be any wicked way in me, and lead 
me in the way everlasting. Psalm cxxxix. 24. 

All people will walk every one in the name of 
his God ; and we will walk in the name of the Lord 
our God forever and ever. Jlicah iv. 5. 

134 Deliver me from the oppression 
of man : so will I keep tliy precepts. 

In righteousness shalt thou be established : thou 
shalt be far from oppression ; for thou shalt not 
fear : and from terror j for it shall not come near 
thee. Isa. liv. 14. 

That he would grant unto us, that we, being 
delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might 
serve him without fear, 

In holiness and righteousness before him, all 
the days of our life. Luke i. 74, 75. 

135 Make thy face to shine upon 
thy servant: and teach me thy sta- 
tutes. 

There be many that say, Who will show us any 
good ? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy coun- 
tenance upon us. Psalm iv. 6. 

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righteousness arise with healing in his wings. 
Mai iv. 2. 

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I 
am the light of the world : he that followeth me 
shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the 
light of life. John viii. 12. 

138 Rivers of waters run down mine 
eyes, because they keep not thy law. 

It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be 
king : for he is turned back from following me, 
and hath not performed my commandments. And 
it grieved Samuel ; and he cried unto the Lord all 
night. 1 Sam. xv. 11. 

that my head were waters, and mine eyes a 
fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night 
for the slain of the daughter of my people ! Jer. 
ix. 1. 

If ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in 
secret places for your pride ; and mine eye shall 
weep sore, and run down with tears, because the 
Lord's flock is carried away captive. Jer. xiii. 17. 



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TZADDL 

137 Righteous art thou. Lord, and 
upright are thy judgments. 

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out : 
he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in 
plenty of justice. Job xxxvii. 23. 

Thy righteousness also, God, is very high, 
who hast done great things : God, who is like 
unto thee ? Psalm lxxi. 19. 

138 Thy testimonies that thou hast 
commanded are righteous and very 
faithful. 

The word of the Lord is right, and all his wcfrks 
are done in truth. Psalm xxxiii. 4. 

They sing the song of Moses the servant of 
God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and 
marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty ; 
just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. 
Rev. xv. 3. 

139 My zeal hath consumed me, be- 
cause mine enemies have forgotten thy 
words. 

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the Lord God of hosts : for the children of Israel 
have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine 
altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword ) and 
I, even I only, am left ; and they seek my life, to 
take it away. 1 Kings xix. 10. 

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my con- 
science also bearing me witness in the Holy 
Ghost, 

That I have great heaviness and continual sor- 
row in my heart. 

For I could wish that myself were accursed from 
Christ, for my brethren, my kinsman according 
to the flesh. Rom. ix. 1-3. 

140 Thy word is very pure: there- 
fore thy servant loveth it. 

The words of the Lord are pure words : as silver 
tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 
Psalm xii. 6. 

Every word of God is pure. Pro v. xxx. 5. 

141 I am small and despised : yet do 
not I forget thy precepts. 

He will bless them that fear the Lord, both 
small and great. Psalm cxv. 13. 

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is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, 
and mother. Matt. xii. 50. 

142 Thy righteousness is an ever- 
lasting righteousness, and thy law is 
the truth. 

His work is honourable and glorious : and his 
righteousness endureth forever. 

The works of his hands are verity and judg- 
ment ; all his commandments are sure. 

They stand fast forever. and ever, and are done 
in truth and uprightness. Psalm cxi. 3, 7, 8. 

143 Trouble and anguish have taken 
hold on me : yet thy commandments 
are my delights. 

In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy 
comforts delight my soul. Psalm xciv. 19. 

Ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, 
having received the word in much affliction, with 
joy of the Holy Ghost. 1 Thess. i. 6. 

144 The righteousness of thy testi- 
monies is everlasting : give me under- 
standing and I shall live. 



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With thee is the fountain of life : in thy light 
shall we see light. Psalm xxxvi. 9. 

The Lord is good ; his mercy is everlasting • 
and his truth endureth to all generation. Psalm 
c. 5. 

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to de- 
part from the snares of death. Prov. xiv. 27. 

Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people 
and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, 
and to make an end of sins, and to make recon- 
ciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting 
righteousness, and to seal up the vision and pro- 
phecy, and to anoint the Most Holy. Dan, ix. 24. 



KOPH. 

145 I cried with my whole heart; 
hear me, Lord : I will keep thy 
statutes. 

He (Saul) trembling, and astonished, said, Lord, 
f what wilt thou have me to do ? And the Lord said 
unto him, Arise, and go into the city and it shall 
be told thee what thou must do. 

And the Lord said unto him, (Ananias) Arise, 
and go into the street which is called Straight, 



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and inquire in the house of Judas for one called 
Saul of Tarsus : for behold, he prayeth. Acts ix. 
6, 11. 

Let us draw near with a true heart, in full as- 
surance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from 
an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with 
pure water. Heb. x. 22. 

146 I cried unto thee ; save me, and 
I shall keep thy testimonies. 

Behold the eye of the Lord is upon them that 
fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; 

To deliver their souls from death, and to keep 
them alive in famine. Psalm xxxiii. 18, 19. 

The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon 
him, to all that call upon him in truth. 

He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him : 
he also will hear their cry, and will save them. 
Psalm cxlv. 18, 19. 

147 I prevented the dawning of the 
morning, and cried : I hoped in thy 
word. 

Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man 
with him, until the breaking of the day. 

And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh : 



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and he said, I will not let thee go, except thou 
bless me. 

And he said, Thy name shall be called no more 
Jacob, but Israel : for as a prince hast thou power 
with God, and with men, and hast prevailed. 
Gen. xxxii. 24, 26, 28. 

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, 
Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer 
unto thee and will look up Psalm v. 3. 

My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they 
that watch for the morning : I say, more than 
they that watch for the morning. Psalm cxxx. 6. 

How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, 
God ! how great is the sum of them ! 

If I should count them, they are more in num- 
ber than the sand : when I awake, I am still with 
thee. Psalm cxxxix. 17, 18. 

148 Mine eyes prevent the night 
watches , that I might meditate in thy 
word. 

I sleep, but my heart waketh : it is the voice 
of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, 
my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled : for 
my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the 
drops of the night. Sol. Song v. 2. 



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With my soul have I desired thee in the night; 
yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee 
early. Isa. xxvi. 9. 

Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a 
holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart as 
when one goeth with a pipe to come into the 
mountain of the Lord, to the Mighty One of 
Israel. Isa. xxx. 29. 

149 Hear my voice according unto 
thy loving-kindness : Lord, quicken 
me according to thy judgment. 

What nation is there so great, who hath God so 
nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all 
things that we call upon him for. Dent. iv. 7. 

He will be very gracious unto thee at the voice 
of thy cry ; when he shall hear it, he will answer 
thee. Isa. xxx. 19. 

God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love 
wherewith he loved us, 

Even when we were dead in sins, hath quick- 
ened us together with Christ ; (by grace ye are 
saved ;) 

And hath raised us up together, and made us 
sit together in heavenly places, in Christ Jesus : 
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exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness to- 
ward us, through Christ Jesus. Epli. ii. 4-7. 

150 They draw nigh that follow 
after mischief: they are far from thy 
law. 

Why do the heathen rage, and the people 
imagine a vain thing ? 

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the 
rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and 
against his Anointed, saying, 

Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away 
their cords from us. Psalm ii. 1-3. 

Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? 
who eat up my people as they eat bread : they 
have not called upon God. Psalm liii. 4. 

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship 
with thee, which frameth mischief by a law ? 
Psalm xciv. 20. 

151 Thou art near, Lord; and all 
thy commandments are true. 

Unto thee, God, do we give thanks, unto 
thee do we give thanks : for that thy name is 
near, thy wondrous works declare. Psalm lxxv. 1. 

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praise thy name for thy loving-kindness and for 
thy truth : for thou hast magnified thy word above 
all thy name. Psalm cxxxviii. 2. 

152 Concerning thy testimonies, I 
have known of old that thou hast 
founded them forever. 

God is not a man, that he should lie ; neither 
the son of man, that he should repent : hath he 
said, and shall he not do it ? or hath he spoken, 
and shall he not make it good? Num. xxiii. 19. 

I am God, and there is none else ; I am God, 
and there is none like me, 

Declaring the end from the beginning, and from 
ancient times the things that are not yet done, 
saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all 
my pleasure. Isa. xlvi. 9, 10. 

Every good and every perfect gift is from above, 
and cometh down from the Father of lights, with 
whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turn- 
ing. James i. 17. 



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EESH. 

153 Consider mine affliction, and 
deliver me : for I do not forget thy 
law. 

The Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction 
of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard 
their cry by reason of their taskmasters ; for I 
know their sorrows : 

And I am come down to deliver them out of 
the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up 
out of that land, unto a good land, and a large, 
unto a land flowing with milk and honey. Ex. 
iii. 7, 8. 

He shall deliver thee in six troubles : yea, in 
seven there shall no evil touch thee. Job v. 19. 

I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy : for 
thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known 
my soul in adversities. Psalm xxxi. 7. 

154 Plead my cause, and deliver 
me : quicken me according to thy 
word. 

Thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength 
to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the 
storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of 
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the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. 
Isa. xxv. 4. 

I know the thoughts that I think toward you, 
saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, 
to give you an expected end. Jer. xxix. 11. 

They shall come and sing in the heights of Zion, 
and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, 
for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the 
young of the flock and of the herd : and their 
soul shall be as a watered garden ; and they shall 
not sorrow any more at all. 

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both 
young men and old together \ for I will turn their 
mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and 
make them rejoice from their sorrow. Jer. xxxi. 
12, 13. 

155 Salvation is far from the wick- 
ed : for they seek not thy statutes. 

The wicked, through the pride of his counte- 
nance, will not seek after God : God is not in all 
his thoughts. Psalm x. 4. 

Ye will not come to me, that ye might have 
life. John v. 40. 



156 Great are thy tender mercies, 



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Lord : quicken me according to thy 
judgments. 

I will mention the loving-kindnesses of the 
Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to 
all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the 
great goodness toward the house of Israel, which 
he hath bestowed on them, according to his mer- 
cies, and according to the multitude of his loving- 
kindnesses. Isa. Ixiii. 7. 

I will be as the dew unto Israel : he shall grow 
as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. 

His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall 
be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon. 

They that dwell under his shadow shall return; 
they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the 
vine : the scent thereof shall be as the wine of 
Lebanon. IToseaxiv. 5-7. 

157 Many are my persecutors and 
mine enemies; yet do I not decline 
from thy testimonies. 

Stephen, full of faith and power, did great won- 
ders and miracles among the people. 

Then there arose certain of the synagogue, 
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and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of 
Cilicia, and 6*f Asia, disputing with Stephen. . 

And they were not able to resist the wisdom 
and the spirit by which he spake. Acts vi. 8-10. 

And as we tarried there many days, there came 
down from Judah a certain prophet, named 
Agabus. 

And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's 
girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and 
said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the 
Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this 
girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the 
Gentiles. 

And when we heard these things, both we, and 
they of that place, besought him not to go up to 
Jerusalem. 

Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep, 
and break mine heart ? for I am ready not to be 
bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the 
name of the Lord Jesus. Acts xxi. 10-13. 

158 I beheld the transgressors, and 
was grieved ; because they kept not thy 
word. 

The Lord said unto him, Go through the midst 
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set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that 
sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be 
done in the midst thereof. 

And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go 
ye after him through the city, and smite : let not 
your eye spare, neither have ye pity : 

Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and 
little children, and woman : but come not near 
any man upon whom is the mark. Ezek. ix. 4-6. 

Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his 
spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city 
wholly given to idolatry. Acts xvii. 16. 

(God) delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy 
conversation of the wicked : 

(For that righteous man dwelling among them, 
in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul 
from day to day with their unlawful deeds.) 
2 Peter ii. 7, 8. 

159 Consider how I love thy pre- 
cepts : quicken me, Lord, according 
to thy loving-kindness. 

Showing mercy unto thousands of them that 
love me and keep my commandments. Ex. xx. 6. 

Since the beginning of the world men have not 
heard nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the 
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eye seen, God, besides thee, what he hath pre- 
pared for hira that waiteth for him. 

Thou nieetest hirn that rejoiceth and worketh 
righteousness, those that remember thee in thy 
ways : behold, thou art wroth ; for we have sin- 
ned : in those is continuance, and we shall be 
saved. Isa. lxiv. 4, 5. 

The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, 
Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love : 
therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn thee. 
Jer. xxxi. 3. 

Whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the 
love of God perfected. 1 John ii. 5. 

160 Thy word is true from the be- 
ginning : and every one of thy right- 
eous judgments endureth forever. 

The truth of the Lord endureth forever. Psalm 
cxvii. 2. 

(The God of Jacob) which keepeth truth for- 
ever. Psalm cxlvi. 6. 

I know, that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be 
forever : nothing can be put to it, nor any thing 
taken from it : and God doeth it, that men should 
fear before him. Eccl. iii. 14. 

Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the 



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Ill 



mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto 
our fathers from the days of old. Micah vii. 20. 



SCHIN. 

161 Princes have persecuted me 
without a cause : but my heart stand- 
eth in awe of thy word. 

In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence : 
and his children shall have a place of refuge. 
Prov. xiv. 26. 

Then Paul, after that the governor had beck- 
oned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch 
as I know that thou hast been of many years a 
judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully 
answer for myself : 

Because that thou mayest understand, that 
there are yet but twelve days since I went up to 
Jerusalem for to worship. 

And they neither found me in the temple dis- 
puting with any man, neither raising up the peo- 
ple, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city : 

Neither can they prove the things whereof 
they now accuse me. 

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which %hej call heresy, so worship I the God of 
my fathers, believing all things which are writ- 
ten in the law and in the prophets. Acts xxiv. 
10-14. 

Paul's defence before Agrippa. Acts xxvi. 

161 I rejoice at thy word, as one 
that findeth great spoil. 

Where shall wisdom be found? and where is 
the place of understanding ? 

Man knoweth not the price thereof j neither is 
it found in the land of the living. 

The depth saith, It is not in me : and the sea 
saith, It is not with me. 

It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver 
be weighed for the price thereof. 

It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, 
with the precious onyx, or sapphire. 

The gold and the crystal cannot equal it : and 
the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine 
gold. 

No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls : 
for the price of wisdom is above rubies. 

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither 
shall it be valued with pure gold. Job. xxviii. 
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By knowledge shall the chambers be filled with 
all precious and pleasant riches. Prov. xxiv. 4. 

163 I hate and abhor lying : but thy 
law do I love. 

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that 
which is evil: cleave to that which is good. 
Rom. xii. 9. 

(We) have renounced the hidden things of dis- 
honesty; not walking in craftiness, nor handling 
the word of God deceitfully; but, by manifesta- 
tion of the truth, commending ourselves to every 
man's conscience in the sight of God. 2 Cor, 
iv. 2. 

164 Seven times a day do I praise 
thee, because of thy righteous judg- 
ments. 

I will bless the Lord at all times : his praise 
shall continually be in my mouth. Psalm 
xxxiv. 1. 

Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of 
Judah be glad, because of thy judgments. Psalm 
xlviii. 11. 

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with my mouth will I make known thy faithful- 
ness to all generations. Psalm lxxxix. 1. 

165 Great peace have they which 
love thy law : and nothing shall offend 
them. 

When he giveth quietness, who then can make 
trouble ? Job. xxxiv. 29. 

The work of righteousness sball be peace ; and 
the effect of righteousness, quietness and assu- 
rance forever. Isa. xxxii. 17. 

All thy children shall be taught of the Lord ; 
and great shall be the peace of thy children. Isa. 
liv. 13. 

166 Lord, I have hoped for thy sal- 
vation, and done thy commandments. 

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation 
hath appeared to all men, 

Teaching us, that denying ungodliness and 
worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, 
and godly, in this present world; 

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious 
appearing of the great God of our Saviour Jesus 
Christ, Titus ii. 11-13. 

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that thou affirm constantly, that they which have 
believed in God might be careful to maintain good 
works. These things are good and profitable unto 
men. Titus iii. 8. 

A man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have 
works : shew me thy faith without thy works, and 
I will shew thee my faith by my works. James 
ii. 18. 

167 My soul hath kept thy testi- 
monies ; and I love them exceedingly. 

Enoch walked with God. Gen. v. 24. 

I sat down under his shadow with great delight, 
and his fruit was sweet to my taste. 

He brought me to the banqueting-house, and 
his banner over me was love. Sol. Song ii. 
3,4. 

Sin shall not have dominion over you : for ye 
are not under the law, but under grace. 

What then ? shall we sin because we are not 
under the law, but under grace ? God forbid ! 

Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves 
servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye 
obey ; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience 
unto righteousness ? 

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of sin ; but ye have obeyed from the heart that 
form of doctrine which was delivered you, 

Being then made free from sin, ye became the 
servants of righteousness. Rom. vi. 14—18. 

168 I have kept thy precepts and 
thy testimonies ; for all my ways are 
before thee. 

The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout 
the whole earth, to show himself strong in behalf 
of them whose heart is perfect toward him, 
2 Chron. xvi. 9. 

Thou compasseth my path and my lying down, 
and art acquainted with all my ways. Psalm 
cxxxix. 3. 

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have 
we confidence toward God. 1 John in. 21. 



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TAU. 

169 Let my cry come near before 
thee, Lord : give me understanding 
according to thy word. 

Thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, say- 
ing, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn 
to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. 
Isa. xxx. 21. 

Call unto me and I will answer thee, and show 
thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest 
not. 

I will reveal unto them the abundance of peace 
and truth. Jer. xxxiii. 3, 6. 

170 Let my supplication come be- 
fore thee : deliver me according to thy 
word. 

It shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call 
on the name of the Lord shall be delivered : for 
in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliver- 
ance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant 
whom the Lord shall call. Joel. ii. 32. 

The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is 

mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee 
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with joy ; he will rest in his love, he will joy over 
thee with singing. Zeph. iii. 17. 

Another angel came and stood at the altar, 
having a golden censer ; and there was given 
unto him much incense, that he should offer it 
with the prayers of all saints upon the golden 
altar which was before the throne. 

And the smoke of the incense, which came with 
the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God 
out of the angeFs hand. Rev. viii. 3, 4. 

171 My lips shall utter praise, when 
thou hast taught me thy statutes. 

Oh worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 
Psalm xcvi. 9. 

Take with you words, and turn to the Lord : 
say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive 
us graciously : so will we render the calves of our 
lips. JSosea xiv. 2. 

172 My tongue shall speak of thy 
word : for all thy commandments are 
righteousness. 

My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness 
and thy salvation all the day : for I know not the 
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I will go in the strength of the Lord God : I 
will make mention of thy righteousness, even of 
thine only. Psalm Ixxi. 15, 16. 

Have not I written to thee excellent things in 
counsels and knowledge, 

That I might make thee know the certainty of 
the words of truth ; that thou mightest answer 
the words of truth to them that send unto thee ? 
Frov. xxii. 20, 21. ' 

He hath showed thee, man, what is good; 
and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do 
justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly 
with thy God ? Micah vi. 8. 

173 Let thine hand help me; for I 
have chosen thy precepts. 

If ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my 
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto 
me above all people. Ex. xix. 5. - 

He (Jesus) entered into a certain village : and 
a certain woman, named Martha, received him into 
her house. 

And she had a sister named Mary, which also 
sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. 

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and canie to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not 
care that my sister hath left me to serve alone ? 
bid her therefore that she help me. 

And Jesus answered, and said unto her, Martha, 
Martha, thou art careful, and troubled about many 
things : 

But one thing is needful; and Mary hath 
chosen that good part, which shall not be taken 
away from her. Luke x. 38-42. 

174 I have longed for thy salvation, 
Lord ; and thy law is my delight. 

I have waited for thy salvation, Lord ! Gen. 
xlix. 18. 

Although my house be not so with God ; yet 
he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, 
ordered in all things and sure ; for this is all my 
salvation and all my desire, although he make it 
not to grow. 2 Sam. xxiii. 5. 

Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose 
name was Simeon ; and the same man was just 
and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel; 
and^ the Holy Ghost was upon him. 

And it was revealed unto him by the Holy 
Ghost, that he should not see death, before he 
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And he came by the Spirit into the temple \ 
and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, 
to do for him after the custom of the law, 

Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed 
God, and said, 

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in 
peace, according to thy word : 

For mine eyes have seen thy salvation. 

Which thou hast prepared before the face of 
all people ; 

A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory 
of thy people Israel. Luke ii. 25-32. 

175 Let my soul live, and it shall 
praise thee ; and let thy judgments 
help me. 

Your heart shall live forever. Psalm xxii. 26. 

Come, and let us return unto the Lord : for he 
hath torn, and he will heal us ; he hath smitten, 
and he will bind us up. 

After two days will he revive us : in the third 
day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his 
sight. 

Then shall we know, if we follow on to know 

the Lord : his going forth is prepared as the 

morning ) and he shall come unto us as the rain, 
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as the latter and former rain unto the earth. 
Ho sea vi. 1-3. 

He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver : 
and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge 
them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto 
the Lord an offering in righteousness. Mai. iii. 3. 

We faint not; but though our outward man 
perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by 
day. 

For our light affliction, which is but for a mo- 
ment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and 
eternal weight of glory ; 

While we look not at the things which are seen, 
but at the things which are not seen : for the 
things which are seen are temporal; but the 
things which are not seen are eternal. 2 Cor. 
iv. 16-18. 

176 I have gone astray like a lost 
sheep : seek thy servant ; for I do not 
forget thy commandments. 

All we like sheep have gone astray ; we have 
turned every one to his own way ; and the Lord 
hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isa. 
liii. 6. 

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self thus : Thou hast chastised me, and I was 
chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke : 
turn thou me, and I shall be turned ; for thou art 
the Lord my God. Jer. xxxi. 18. 

The Son of Man is come to seek and to save 
that which was lost. Luke xix. 10. 

For ye were as sheep going astray ; but are 
now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of 
your souls. 1 Peter ii. 25. 



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